"Sing to the Lord a new song, for He has done marvelous things." (Psalm 98:1a)

St. Cecilia

The Music Ministries serve the St. James Church community by adding beauty to the celebration of the liturgy, echoing the chorus of the heavenly hosts. Focused on encouraging the full and active participation of the congregation, we lift our voices to praise the Triune God more powerfully, more intently and more effectively.

Children's Catholic Choir of Hopewell Valley
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The Children's Catholic Choir of Hopewell Valley is a new, 3 parish choir that includes children from St. James, St. George in Titusville and St. Alphonsus in Hopewell. The CCCHV is open to all kindergarten through 8th grade students. The choir experiments with part-singing, soloing, small group singing, announcing and the playing of choir chimes and Orff instruments. Each month, we sing at one of the three parishes, and we rehearse once a week at St. James.

Adult Choir

The Adult Choir of St. James is a volunteer ensemble of parishioners high school age and older. The choir specializes in sacred music for the Roman Catholic liturgy from early polyphony through contemporary choral works.

The choir sings at the 9:45 a.m. Sunday Mass throughout the academic year and for Christmas, the Easter Triduum, and Holy Days.

Get Involved

Rehearsals are held in the church on Thursdays 7-8:30 p.m. Previous singing experience is encouraged, but not necessary. New members, teenage or older, are welcome anytime during the year.

CRASH Plus Choir

The Crash Plus Choir is made up of youth and adults who sing and play instruments together, depending on availability. We meet occasionally on Saturday evenings from September to June at the 5 p.m. Saturday Mass. Practice begins at 4 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. If you play an instrument or you like to sing, we'd like you to join us! We're very informal and we really enjoy the time we spend together as we lead the congregation in song! Your presence will make a difference!! All are welcome so come give us a try!!

Occasional Choir

The Occasional Choir sings once a month at a Mass where we are needed. We practice on a Tuesday evening once a month from 7:30 to 9 p.m.

Get Involved

This choir is for our parishioners (from High School on up) who love music, but for many reasons can't sing with our regular weekend choirs. The ability to read music is not necessary (although helpful). If you can carry a tune you are qualified.

Musicians

Volunteers are needed to serve as cantors or accompanists for weekend liturgies from mid-June through mid-September. Also, throughout the year, instrumentalists are also needed to accompany or embellish the various musical groups in the parish.

Liturgy Team Scheduling

The parish subscribes to an on-line service, called Ministry Scheduler Pro, that automatically sends reminders to ministers when their turn to serve is coming, and enables ministers to request a substitute by simply clicking a button. Registered users can access this service by going to the Ministry Scheduler Pro page.